More on IRS, Tea Party Groups, and § 501(c)(4) Tax-Exempt Status

Following up on my previous posts (links below) on the IRS's alleged harassment of Tea Party Groups applying for tax-exempt status under § 501(c)(4):

• InstaPundit, Landmark Legal Foundation Asks IRS Inspector General to Investigate Tea Party Harassment
• Landmark Legal Foundation, Letter to TIGTA
• Democracy 21 and Campaign Legal Center, Letter to IRS
• Bloomberg, IRS Chief Says Agency Isn’t Targeting Political Nonprofit Groups
• The Hill, IRS Takes Heat from Both GOP, Dems Over Tea Party Groups’ Tax-Exempt Status
• Huffington Post, Douglas Shulman, IRS Chief, Says Tea Party Groups Not Being Targeted by Agency
• Washington Post, IRS Chief Says Agency Not Targeting Tea Party Groups Due to Their Political Views

Prior TaxProf Blog coverage:

• Senate Candidate Calls for Investigation of IRS 'Assault' on Tea Party (Feb. 24, 2012)
• IRS May Out Donors to Tea Party, Other 501(c)(4) Groups (Mar. 9, 2012)
• NY Times Backs IRS Efforts to Out Donors to Tea Party, Other 501(c)(4) Groups (Mar. 10, 2012)
• Why Is The IRS Asking Tea Party Groups If They Know Me? (Mar. 16, 2012)